Monthly Archives: November 2009

It’s our first wedding anniversary!

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Auschick

I can’t believe that this day only a year ago I was in a big white dress and walking down the aisle! It’s so amazing how time really flies – I still remember that day so well! This year has been fabulous … Continue reading »

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Back to nature placecards

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Mel

When I was planning our wedding, I’ve been seeing so many images of using fruit as placecard holders. I absolutely loved the idea.  However, we ended up using something that was more suited with our table names. I wanted to share with … Continue reading »

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Northern Virginia Bridal Company Closes. Visit Their Online Auction

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Christine

Rasmus is an online auctioneer that auctions assets from closing businesses. Scott shared this site with other friends who started their own business or to folks who were looking for furniture. Well, a Northern Virginia bridal company is going out of business … Continue reading »

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Going Green with Garters

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Cait

For me, the wedding garter toss tradition is always a little too cheesy and maybe even becoming out dated. The groom digging through the layers of the bride’s dress to finally find the garter and then proceeding to do a terrible imitation … Continue reading »

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What a Journey!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by David

Our honeymoon is booked! After a long (seemingly) process, we’re very happy to say that we’ve made our dream trip a reality (at least in terms of paper tickets). It was a long process because it took a lot of maneuvering to … Continue reading »

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Color-matching your wedding

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Auschick

When you’re planning your wedding, it’s helpful to have some of your wedding color samples with you at all times – who knows if that trip to Target to grab some random non-wedding item will result in a super cool find for … Continue reading »

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cupcake anyone?

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Mel

Cupcakes have become more and more popular as a wedding cake option. I really love beautiful and innovative designs of cupcake stands I’ve seen lately.  One of my absolute favorites from the New York Metropolitan area is Pink Cake Box. Here are … Continue reading »

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Congrats to Our Newlywed Friends!

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Christine

Last weekend, Scott and I split up on Saturday so that we could be at two weddings in one night. I was a little sad that we wouldn’t be enjoying a wedding together but we both didn’t want to miss either of … Continue reading »

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Premarital Counseling – It Works!

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Christine

Premarital counseling is something that I wish every officiant would make mandatory. Since Scott and I dated for more than 5 years before getting married, you would think we would have known everything about each other.  But at the premarital counseling with … Continue reading »

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Fake Cakes

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Cait

I was browsing this week through the website www.lemondrop.com and came across an article about a couple who ended up getting a fake wedding cake for their reception. Although they were expecting a real cake and were not too happy about getting … Continue reading »

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Wedded Bli$$

Posted on November 17, 2009 by David

Just read an article in the NYT about a Korean wedding custom. Apparently, “Before entering the wedding hall, guests line up in front of the cashier’s table to hand over an envelope stuffed with cash. The cashier opens the envelope and registers … Continue reading »

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Wedding Videos to Drool Over

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Christine

You’ve never seen an awesome wedding video until you’ve seen one from Still Motion. Scott and I visit their Vimeo site every once in awhile to catch up on videos we haven’t seen. They have a number of Trash the Dress videos, … Continue reading »

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